The Southwest Chief from Los Angeles is making its long trek East towards Chicago through the desert land of New Mexico. In the background is one of the very few remaining coal trains that operate... (more)

The Southwest chief is literally sitting on the state line between Missouri and Kansas as they await a signal into Union Station.

Have a drink aboard this private car, "The Patron Tequila Express", seen here bringing up the markers of Amtrak train #4, the Southwest Chief, which has just finished its station stop in... (more)

A constant parade of short-distance passenger trains (Amtrak's Pacific Surfliners and Metrolink's commuter trains) passing through Fullerton, California, is broken up by only one pair of lo... (more)

Amtrak number four is making its way across the flatlands of New Mexico, rolling along the iconic Raton subdivision. It's a partly cloudy summer day, and as the train heads east, it passes those c... (more)

Amtrak 4 begins the long climb up the Raton Pass behind two veteran P42s.

Amtrak 4 splits the 722.1 intermediate semaphores just outside of Wagon Mound, NM.

After departing Los Angeles, Amtrak train 4, the eastbound Southwest Chief, arrived at its first stop, Fullerton, 20 minutes behind schedule. But this allowed the setting sun, which had be... (more)

Urban Lifesaver | Passing through a derelict area of inner-city Kansas City, MO, Amtrak's Operation Lifesaver unit leads the eastbound Southwest Chief. Having just departed KC Union Station... (more)

A constant parade of short-distance passenger trains (Amtrak's Pacific Surfliners and Metrolink's commuter trains) passing through Fullerton, California, is broken up by only one pair of lo... (more)

This is only the fourth Amtrak train 4, the Southwest Chief, to load its initial load of passengers in Fullerton rather than Los Angeles. This was due to a four-day shutdown of the trackag... (more)

With deadheading Metrolink cars up front, the Chief departs Kansas City with its sights set on Chicago.

Amtrak's Southwest Chief glides through Santa Fe Junction, here living up to its reputation with a three-train meet.

Roughly seven months ago, when I had first gotten my drone, I attempted a shot of Amtrak 203, the Operation Lifesaver unit, leading the westbound California Zephyr in Naperville, IL as the unit sa... (more)

Game on! While a soccer game takes place on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Spring Rock Soccer Fields, Amtrakā€™s eastbound Southwest Chief #4 from Los Angeles to Chicago can be seen in the b... (more)